Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now
in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed
by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with
amendments added and repealed laws removed. It does not include temporary laws such
as appropriations acts. The official version of the RCW is published by the
Statute Law Committee and the Code
Reviser.

The online version of the RCW is updated twice a year, once in the early fall following
the legislative session, and again at the end of the year if a ballot measure that
changes the law passed at the general election. Copies of the RCW as they existed each year since 1973 are available in the RCW Archive.

The Selected Titles version of the Revised Code of Washington is located here.

There are several ways to find RCWs. Please see the links and information below: